Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Part I: Building Your Presentation -- Chapter 1: A First Look at PowerPoint -- Who Uses PowerPoint and Why? -- Sales -- Marketing -- Human Resources -- Education and Training -- Hotel and Restaurant Management -- Clubs and Organizations -- What's New in PowerPoint 2013? -- Cloud Integration -- Start Screen -- Improved Shape Merging -- Improved Smart Guides -- Improved Comments -- SkyDrive Integration -- Online Pictures and Videos -- Improved Presenter Tools -- …And Other New Features -- Learning Your Way around PowerPoint -- Starting and Exiting PowerPoint -- Understanding the Screen Elements -- Working with the Ribbon -- Working with Collapsible Tab Groups -- Working with Backstage View -- Working with Dialog Boxes and Panes -- Changing the View -- Normal and Outline Views -- Slide Sorter View -- Slide Show View and Reading Views -- Notes Page View -- Zooming In and Out -- Enabling Optional Display Elements -- Ruler -- Gridlines -- Guides -- Ribbon -- Color/Grayscale/Pure Black and White Views -- Opening a New Display Window for the Same Presentation -- Arranging Windows -- Switching among Windows -- Using the Help System -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Creating and Saving Presentation Files -- Starting a New Presentation -- Starting a Blank Presentation -- Starting a Presentation from a Template -- Using a Personal Template -- Basing a New Presentation on Existing Content -- Saving Your Work -- Understanding Save Locations -- Saving for the First Time -- Saving Subsequent Times -- Changing Drives and Folders -- Saving in a Different Format -- Saving Slides as Graphics -- Saving Slide Text Only -- Specifying Save Options -- Setting Passwords for File Access -- Closing and Reopening Presentations -- Closing a Presentation -- Opening a Presentation.

Opening a File from a Different Program -- Finding a Presentation File to Open -- Setting File Properties -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Creating Slides and Text Boxes -- Creating New Slides -- Creating New Slides from Outline View -- Creating a Slide from the Slides Pane -- Creating a Slide from a Layout -- Copying Slides -- Inserting Content from External Sources -- Copying Slides from Other Presentations -- Inserting New Slides from an Outline -- Tips for Better Outline Importing -- Importing from Other Text-Based Formats -- Post-Import Cleanup -- Opening a Word Document as a New Presentation -- Importing Text from Web Pages -- Managing Slides -- Selecting Slides -- Deleting Slides -- Undoing Mistakes -- Rearranging Slides -- Using Content Placeholders -- Inserting Content into a Placeholder -- Placeholders versus Manually Inserted Objects -- Creating Text Boxes Manually -- When Should You Use a Manual Text Box? -- Creating a Manual Text Box -- Working with Text Boxes -- Selecting Text Boxes -- Sizing a Text Box -- Positioning a Text Box -- Changing a Text Box's AutoFit Behavior -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Working with Layouts, Themes, and Masters -- Understanding Layouts and Themes -- Themes versus Templates -- Where Themes Are Stored -- Themes, Layouts, and Slide Master View -- Changing a Slide's Layout -- Applying a Theme -- Applying a Theme from the Gallery -- Applying a Theme from a Theme or Template File -- Applying a Theme Variant -- Managing Themes -- Creating a New Theme -- Renaming a Theme -- Deleting a Theme -- Copying a Theme from Another Presentation -- Changing Colors, Fonts, and Effects -- Understanding Color Placeholders -- Changing the Color Theme -- Understanding Font Placeholders -- Changing the Font Theme -- Changing the Effect Theme -- Creating a Custom Color Theme -- Creating a Custom Font Theme.

Sharing a Custom Color or Font Theme with Others -- Deleting a Custom Color or Font Theme -- Changing the Background -- Applying a Background Style -- Applying a Custom Background Fill -- Working with Background Graphics -- Displaying and Hiding Background Graphics -- Deleting Background Graphics -- Adding Your Own Background Graphics -- Working with Placeholders -- Formatting a Placeholder -- Moving, Deleting, or Restoring Placeholders -- Displaying the Date, Number, and Footer on Slides -- Date and Time -- Slide Number -- Footer -- Don't Show on Title Slide -- Customizing and Creating Layouts -- Understanding Content Placeholders -- Adding a Custom Placeholder -- Deleting and Restoring a Custom Placeholder -- Overriding the Slide Master Formatting for a Layout -- Creating a New Layout -- Renaming a Layout -- Duplicating and Deleting Layouts -- Copying Layouts Between Slide Masters -- Managing Slide Masters -- Creating and Deleting Slide Masters -- Renaming a Slide Master -- Preserving a Slide Master -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Formatting Text -- Changing the Font -- Choosing the Right Fonts -- Changing the Font Theme -- Applying a Fixed Font -- Using the Font Dialog Box -- Replacing Fonts -- Changing the Font Size -- Choosing the Right Sizes -- Specifying a Font Size -- Adjusting Character Spacing -- Changing Font Color/Text Fill -- Applying a Text Outline -- Applying Text Attributes -- Changing Text Case -- Applying WordArt Styles -- Applying Text Effects -- Shadow -- Reflection -- Glow -- Bevel (3-D format) -- 3-D Rotation -- Transform -- Applying a Transformation -- Modifying a Transformation -- Tips for Using the Follow Path Transformations -- Copying Formatting with Format Painter -- Inserting Symbols -- Inserting Math Equations -- Inserting a Preset Equation -- Creating a New Equation.

Switching Between Professional and Linear Layout -- Formatting an Equation -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Formatting Paragraphs and Text Boxes -- Formatting Bulleted Lists -- Bullets and the Slide Master -- Using Bullet Presets -- Changing Bullet Size and Color -- Changing the Bullet Symbol -- Resetting a Bullet Preset -- Using a Picture Bullet -- Formatting Numbered Lists -- Using Numbering Presets -- Changing Number Size and Color -- Changing the Start Number -- Setting Indents and Tabs -- Working with Indents -- Working with Tabs -- Adjusting Line Spacing -- Changing Horizontal Alignment -- Formatting Text Boxes -- Applying Fills and Outlines -- Setting Fill Transparency -- Controlling Vertical Alignment -- Changing Text Box Rotation -- Changing Text Direction -- Setting Internal Margins -- Creating Multiple Columns -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Correcting and Improving Text -- Finding and Replacing Text -- Correcting Your Spelling and Grammar -- Checking an Individual Word -- Checking the Entire Presentation -- Setting Spelling and Grammar Options -- Working with Custom Dictionaries -- Specifying the Default Custom Dictionary -- Editing a Custom Dictionary -- Creating a New Custom Dictionary -- Setting the Editing Language -- Using AutoCorrect to Fix Common Problems -- Using AutoFormat As You Type -- Using the Research Tools -- Looking Up a Word in a Dictionary -- Finding Synonyms and Antonyms with the Thesaurus -- Translating Text into Another Language -- Using Research Sites -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Creating and Formatting Tables -- Creating a New Table -- Creating a Table with the Insert Table Dialog Box -- Creating a Table from the Table Button -- Drawing a Table -- Moving around in a Table -- Selecting Rows, Columns, and Cells -- Editing a Table's Structure -- Resizing the Overall Table.

Inserting or Deleting Rows and Columns -- Merging and Splitting Cells -- Applying Table Styles -- Formatting Table Cells -- Changing Row Height and Column Width -- Table Margins and Alignment -- Applying Borders -- Applying Fills -- Filling Individual Cells -- Applying an Overall Table Fill -- Filling a Table with a Picture -- Applying a Shadow to a Table -- Applying a 3-D Effect to a Table -- Changing Text Alignment -- Changing Text Direction -- Using Tables from Word -- Integrating Excel Cells into PowerPoint -- Summary -- Part II: Using Graphics and Multimedia Content -- Chapter 9: Drawing and Formatting Objects -- Working with the Drawing Tools -- Drawing Lines and Shapes -- Straight or Curved Lines -- Freeform Shapes -- Flow-Chart Connectors -- Callouts -- Action Buttons -- Choosing a Different Shape -- Editing a Shape's Points -- Adding Text to a Shape -- Selecting Objects -- Deleting Objects -- Moving and Copying Objects -- Within a Slide -- From One Slide to Another -- From One Presentation to Another -- To Another Program -- Using the Office Clipboard -- Understanding Object Formatting -- Resizing Objects -- Arranging Objects -- Rotating and Flipping Objects -- Aligning or Distributing Objects -- Snapping Objects to a Grid -- Using Guides -- Using Smart Guides -- Nudging Objects -- Aligning an Object in Relation to the Slide -- Aligning Two or More Objects with One Another -- Distributing Objects -- Layering Objects -- Working with Object Groups -- Merging Shapes -- Applying Shape or Picture Styles -- Using Shape Styles -- Applying Picture Styles -- Understanding Color Selection -- Applying an Object Border -- Border Attributes -- Creating a Semitransparent Border -- Applying an Object Fill -- Solid Fills -- Copying a Fill Color with the Eyedropper Tool -- Gradient Fills.

Applying a One-Color Gradient Preset.